Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 950 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Say it back to check): Checks understanding: repeating the steps back, asking “Do you mean…?”, writing the task down, asking for an example, saying it in your words. Skips checking: nodding without knowing, guessing what they meant, pretending you got it, staying quiet when lost, hoping for the best. A correct paraphrase keeps every detail: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” → “7 AM, big ground — got it.” A wrong one changes them: “7 PM at the small ground?”

1. 1.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
4. 4.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
7. 7.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
9. 9.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
12. 12.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
14. 14.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
24. 24.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
29. 29.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
40. 40.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True

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